source: vk.com |
A friend's photo: field of sunflowers in Sinne, Ukraine. |
The trees of Sarzhin Ravine in the fall |
Whatever the reasoning behind the design may be, people in Ukraine are proud to show off the colors of their flag
There are plenty of blue & yellow vehicles:
The ultimate patriot makes sure their entire house is blue & yellow!
The supermarket chain Digma uses the colors to distinguish itself from the competition:
A loaf of bread also follows suit...
...as does something as simple as a box of tissues:
Even Apple gets in the spirit of things (which is good since owning the latest iPhone is a task taken very seriously in Ukraine :p ).
This public restroom in Crimea uses just enough blue & yellow to stand out:
And here's our local sauna in Kharkiv:
Going back to transportation, here's the recently-remodelled Simferopol train station:
And Kharkov's Sportivna metro station definitely wins our "rep your flag" prize!
Who else remembers these pre-Euro2012 metro signs? |
What's it like where you live? Do you see the colors of the flag repeated over and over too?
PS: For the most massive Ukrainian flag ever, check out the August 23rd Flag Day celebrations in Odessa:
that is a really cool post :)
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DeleteIndeed a veritable sea of blue and yellow, but the aspect of statehood that truly made me smile was the broad variety of designs incorporating the Union Jack in Ukraine!
ReplyDeleteOh, I haven't been lucky enough to see any of those yet! Maybe you can share some on your blog/G+ if you have time? They must be pretty cool.
DeleteVery cool! I love both the fact that Ukraine uses blue and yellow everywhere, AND the fact that you noticed (and took all of those photos). Thanks for sharing! I can't say that there's much of a red and white motif in Canada, for the most part...
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